Reuters – GENEVA, Nov 23 (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday a further 700,000 people could die from COVID-19 in Europe by March, taking the total to above 2.2 million, as it urged people to get vaccinated and to have booster shots. Total cumulative deaths from the respiratory disease in the…
The Statesman/Asia News Network / August 02, 2021 NEW DELHI — The third wave of Covid-19 lashing countries across the world is creating fertile breeding grounds for extra infectious and probably vaccine-resistant new variants, scientists warn. The World Health Organization has announced an 80 percent average increase over the past four weeks in five of…
“People cannot feel safe just because they had the two doses. They still need to protect themselves.” Philippine Daily Inquirer / July 04, 2021 The first half of 2021 is over, but dark clouds continue to hover on the horizon as new variants of the coronavirus have prompted several countries to close borders anew and…
Reuters /December 05, 2020 GENEVA — Recent progress on COVID-19 vaccines is positive but the World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern this has led to a growing perception that the pandemic has come to an end, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Friday. Britain approved Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, raising hopes that…